Tongue for farm implements.



A. W. 'MADER.

TONGUE FOR FARM IMPLEMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MA15525, 1009.

910,076 Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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TONGUE FOR FARM IMPLEMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1905 Serial No; 423,238.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, AUGUST IV. Mannie, a citizen, of the United States, residing at Seguin, in the county of Guadalupe and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tongues for Farm Implements, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tongues for farm implements and the object of the invention is to provide an im lemeut tongue which may be readily regulated 'in regard to the line of draft of the implement, and ellectively retained in adjusted position.

\Vitlrthese objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction and combi nation of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a wheeled implement provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the beam and the mechanism employed for swinging and retaining in position the outer section of the beam. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. of 0. portion of the beam illustrating in dotted lines the various angles at which the beam may be positioned.

This improvement is adapted for application upon farm implements of all descriptions employing tongues or beams and in the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the device applied to a wheeled implement.

In the drawings the numeral 4; designates a beam or tongue of a farm implement. The tongue 4: is divided into two sections 5 and 6. The section 5 of the tongue is secured to the implement in any preferred or desired manner. Rigidly secured to thesection5 of the beam and upon the top and bottom thereof are the straps Sand 9. These straps.

8 and 9 have their free ends extending a suitable distance beyond the section 5, and are each provided with alining openings adapted for the reception of a pintle 10, by which the section 6 of the beam is pivot-ally secured. The section 5 is provided upon one of its sides with an ear 11, adapted for pivotal connection with a link 12. The section 6 of the beam is provided with a bracket 13 to which one end of the J-sliaped bell crank lever 14: is attached. The bell crank lever 14 also secured to the link l2, and

the free end of the lever is adapted for engagement with an operating bar l5.

Secured upon the implement is a toothed segment 16, and pivotally secured upon this segment is a lever 17, having a spring pressed pawl adapted for engagement with the teeth of the segment and operated by a handle 18. The lever 17 is pivotally connected to the bar 1.5-, audit will be not-ed that by operating the lever 17 the sectionfi of the beam at is swung upon its pivot 10 in either direction, and securely retained in adjusted position by the spring pressed pawl engaging the teeth of the segment.

The bar 15 may be constructed in two sections 19 and. 20. The section 19 is provided with a slot 21, and the section :20 is provided with headed bolts 22, adapted for engagement with the slot of the section 19 and picviding means whereby the sections may be lengthened or shortened upon each other section of the tongue, an ad lustable bar con nected with the bell crank ever, means for moving the bar to swing the pivoted portion of the tongue transverse of the rigid. section,

and means for immovably securing the;

pivoted elements. V In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

: AUGUST W. MADER.

Witnesses:

F. SUCHART, J. R. Fnionam. 

